After flying high against Carbon last Wednesday, Delta came back down to earth. The Delta Rabbits were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 46-45 to the North Sanpete Hawks. The Rabbits were not able to make up for their loss to the Hawks from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
When it comes to explaining why Delta lost, don't look at Bronco Bundy. Despite the final result, he posted 14 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaytn Brough, who earned eight points.
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Even though they lost, Delta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Ridge Hendry was his usual excellent self, going 9 of 20 on his way to 26 points and six rebounds for North Sanpete. That makes it five consecutive games in which Hendry has scored at least a third of North Sanpete's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Swapp, who had six points.
Delta's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for North Sanpete, they moved to 2-6 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
When Delta and North Sanpete next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Delta will try to stop Juab's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on January 3rd. Delta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.1 points per game this season. Meanwhile, North Sanpete will try to stop Richfield's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on January 3rd.
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